Kanako Yonekura Official Site
Profile
- Name: Kanako Yonekura
- Birthdate: 29 Oct 1976
- Hometown: Kodaira, Tokyo
Education
- 1989 - 1992 Municipal Daihachi Junior High School in Tachikawa
- 1992 - 1995 Joso Gakuin High School
- 1995 - 1999 Tsukuba International University
Working Career
- 1999 - 2001 Ibaraki Toyopet
- 2001 - 2009 Yonex Co., Ltd.
- 2009 - 2012 DyDo DRINCO, INC.
Current activities
- Sports lecturer
- Badminton coach
- Badminton commentator
- Sportswriter
Badminton Career
- 1990
- Runner-up: National Junior High School Championship - Girls Team
- 1991
- Winner: National Junior High School Championship - Girls Singles
- 1996
- Winner: All Japan Student Championship - Girls Singles and Doubles
- 1997
- Winner: All Japan Student Championship - Girls Singles
- 1998
- Winner: All Japan Student Championship - Girls Singles
- Runner-up: All Japan Championships - Women's Doubles
- Bronze: Asian Games - Team
- Gold: Asian Games - Women's Singles
- 1999
- Winner: All Japan Senior Championship - Singles
- 2000
- Round of 16: Sydney Olympic - Women's Singles
- Winner: All Japan Championships - Women's Singles
- 2001
- Quarterfinals: World Championships - Women's Singles
- 2002
- Winner: All Japan Senior Championship - Women's Singles
- 2003
- Quarterfinals: World Championships - Women's Singles
- 2004
- Round of 32: Athens Olympic - Women's Singles
- Bronze: Uber Cup
- Winner: All Japan Senior Championship - Women's Singles
- 2005
- Winner: All Japan Championships - Women's Singles
- 2006
- Silver: Asian Games - Team
- 2008
- Runner-up: All Japan Championships - Women's Singles
Coaching Career
- 2008 - 2012
- Coach for Japan National Team (Women's Singles)
- 2010 Bronze: Uber Cup
- 2012 Bronze: Uber Cup